Run, Test and Publish Projects > Running the Application
  
Running the Application
You can test the application one of the following ways:
•From Run > Test—Lets you run the project in “safe mode,” which runs the application with some features protected. Historical, Alarm and Event data are logged to temporary files so they will not effect the production logs, and drivers cannot write any data to the devices.
•From Run > Startup—Lets you run the fully operational project, without building the project.
You can run the project using both test and startup at the same time.
For information about using the diagnostic tools available, see Using the Diagnostic Tools.
To test the application:
1. Do one of the following:
•Go to Run > Test.
•Go to Run > Startup.
2. Enter or select information, as needed.
 
Field
Description
UserName
Enter a valid username to access the application.
Password
Enter the password that corresponds to the username.
Project Server
Read-only. Displays the IP address or name of the computer where the project is based on the configuration on the Server tab. See Running Projects.
Port
Read-only. Displays the port FactoryStudio uses for access. For test, it uses 3201. For startup, it uses 3101. These ports must be open on the server.
Startup Computer
Read-only. Displays whether the configured server is the local computer or a remote server.
Execution Path
Overrides the default execution path, which is the project file location.
Module Information
Run the Module Information tool.
Property Watch
Run the Property Watch tool.
Trace Window
Run the TraceWindow tool.
Run Modules
Select which Modules execute when running the project.
Status
Field shows current running and connected or disconnected status.
•Click Try to Connect to connect to the running application. Required to let changes you make to the project apply immediately to the test or startup runtime.
•Click Disconnect if you do not want changes you make to the project to apply immediately to the test or startup runtime.
•Click Stop to stop the execution of the application.
Enable Online Configuration
Select to let changes you make to the project apply immediately to the test runtime. You must also be connected to the running project (see Status setting above).
*Note: You can use Enable Online Configuration to apply changes on real-time. All changes must be saved before they can appear on-screen.
3. Click either Run Test or Run Startup.